While I may not be a contender for the "Most Positive Person in Michigan" award, I generally consider myself a happy and enjoyable person to be around.

This week, however, has been exceptionally challenging. It has completely exhausted me and left me questioning my ability to navigate the rest of 2025.

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Initially, I felt isolated in my struggle, believing I was uniquely experiencing this difficult period.

After discussing my experiences with friends and coworkers, I discovered something reassuring: I'm not alone.

Many people in Michigan are also enduring an incredibly stressful and demanding week.

Detroit Lions

I'm still in shock that the Detroit Lions went from being the NFC's No. 1 seed with a first-round bye to losing to the Washington Commanders and being eliminated from the NFL Playoffs.

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To make this worse, the Lions have already lost Offensive Coordinator Ben Johnson to the Chicago Bears

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And Defensive Coordinator Aaron Glenn to the New York Jets.

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It hurts to have such high expectations and to fall short.

TikTok Banned

As if it wasn't bad enough that the Detroit Lions were eliminated from the playoffs, when I went on my phone to try and distract myself, I got a message like everyone else saying that TikTok was unavailable.

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Thankfully, that only lasted 12-14 hours, but while TikTok is back for now, it's still not known what's going to happen with it 75-90 days from now.

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Cold Winter Weather

If you live in Michigan, you know it's going to get cold and snow during the winter, but this past week has been brutal.

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The Arctic air, combined with lake effect snow, might have made kids happy that school was cancelled almost the entire week, but parents had to scramble and figure out alternative plans.

As much as I enjoy being a hermit, this week has been brutal, and I'm getting cabin fever.

All I'm asking for is a little sunlight and warmth so that I can take my dogs, Benny and Paddy, on a walk.

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Election Exhaustion

I don't care who you voted for and if they're now the president or not this election cycle has been exhausting.

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I was hoping we would finally have some time to decompress but then this week another person, Jocelyn Benson announced that she was running for governor of Michigan. Jocelyn Benson

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I have nothing against her or any of the candidates; I just want a freaking break from it all.

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So if it took everything you had to make it through this week, just know that you did it and you're not alone.

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